SCSD Students Win Recognition During NSBE National Convention

Syracuse City School District students from Clary, Corcoran, Ed Smith, ELMS, Grant, Henninger, Huntington, HW Smith, ITC, Nottingham, PSLA and Roberts attended the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) National Convention in Pittsburgh, PA recently.

Students competed in hands-on engineering and science activities, listened to featured speakers during the event, and took part in workshops that were designed to create awareness around the possibility of pursuing careers in engineering.

In addition, the following SCSD students were also recognized for winning awards during six of the events:

– The First Lego League team: Matthew Johnson (Huntington), Emiliano Beardall (Ed Smith), and Angel Mensah (Clary) won the Research Award.

– The Kidwind team: Tydre Bell (Nottingham), Aidaruus Shirwa (Nottingham), and Markell Miller (Henninger) won third place, and HW Smith’s Angela Kumah won first place in “Poster Display and Oral Presentation,” and second place overall. Malik Robinson (Nottingham) also won first place in “Abstract and Overall.”

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Cloudy skies this morning will become partly cloudy this afternoon. High 36F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.

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